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<DIV>Hi Bob,</DIV>
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<DIV>I agree. I did that in a Focus I that I still have. Never had problems after replacing the original gear. If you want to see pictures I could take some. Something important, I didn't cut the Bolly gear. I installed in one piece. I forgot how I did it. I think I cut one side so I could slide the gear in the other side and then glue back the piece of balsa. Probably others have better ideas.</DIV>
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<DIV>Good luck, </DIV>
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<DIV>--<BR>Vicente "Vince" Bortone</DIV>
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<DIV>Bolly makes a nice replacement gear. Get the swept version, the airplane will stick on landing much better.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ed</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 11, 2007 1:56 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Focus II Landing Gear crack</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The left side of my Focus II landing gear has cracked and I thinking of getting replacement gear. The Focus gear are in two parts; a left half and a right half. The particular gear I have is a white color; not sure just what it is made of. I see on the Piedmont web site that there is a black colored gear which might be carbon fiber? I am wondering if others have noted cracking in their Focus landing gear and what is being done about replacement? It seems to me a single gear would be better than a two halves gear. What is the membership experience?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bob Harden</FONT></DIV>
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